TARMAC CEMENT LIMITED
Operating as the cement manufacturing arm of the British building materials group Tarmac, the company produces cement and construction products, having formerly traded under the historic Blue Circle and Lafarge brands.
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Cash
£3.7m
+54.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£362m
+18.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
732
-9.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£77m
-53.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £506,500,000 | £440,800,000 | £422,400,000 | -4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £34,000,000 | £67,800,000 | £79,100,000 | +16.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £23,600,000 | £165,900,000 | £77,200,000 | -53.5% | |
| Net profit | £21,200,000 | £152,600,000 | £63,600,000 | -58.3% | |
| Cash | £600,000 | £2,400,000 | £3,700,000 | +54.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £587,600,000 | £546,900,000 | £518,200,000 | -5.2% | |
| Net assets | £152,200,000 | £305,800,000 | £362,400,000 | +18.5% | |
| Equity | £152,200,000 | £305,800,000 | £362,400,000 | +18.5% | |
| Average employees | 913 | 812 | 732 | -9.9% | |
| Wages | £42,400,000 | £38,000,000 | £36,500,000 | -3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £700,000 | £800,000 | £1,900,000 | +137.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £9,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 15.4% | 18.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 34.6% | 15.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 12.4% | 15.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.5% | 44.1% | 30.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.43x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | 1.12x | 3.28x | 10.14x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- TARMAC CEMENT LIMITED 2024-05-23 → present
- TARMAC CEMENT AND LIME LIMITED 2015-08-03 → 2024-05-23
- LAFARGE TARMAC CEMENT AND LIME LIMITED 2013-09-02 → 2015-08-03
- LAFARGE CEMENT UK LIMITED 2011-07-06 → 2013-09-02
- LAFARGE CEMENT UK PLC 2007-11-08 → 2011-07-06
- BLUE CIRCLE INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1978-12-31 → 2007-11-08
- ASSOCIATED PORTLAND CEMENT MANUFACTURERS LIMITED (THE) 1900-07-10 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 75 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART, Katie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-11-26 | — | — |
| TARMAC SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-09-08 | — | — |
| BROWNE, Bevan John | Director | 2026-03-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| CREAGH, Patrick | Director | 2025-11-01 | Jan 1971 | Irish |
| EDWARDS, Patrick | Director | 2025-11-01 | Mar 1965 | Welsh |
| GREGORY, Garry | Director | 2025-11-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| HAWTIN, Victoria | Director | 2025-11-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| MALONE, Gabriel | Director | 2025-11-01 | Nov 1975 | Irish |
| MCCONNELL, Ciara | Director | 2026-05-22 | Oct 1987 | Irish |
| O'BRIEN, David Thomas | Director | 2026-03-01 | Sep 1976 | Irish |
Show 75 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALKIN, Eric William Thomson | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Raymond Alfred | Secretary | 2001-12-14 | 2007-04-13 |
| FENNELL, Sonia | Secretary | 2010-06-07 | 2010-09-06 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Secretary | 2007-04-13 | 2009-06-19 |
| HENCHLEY, Richard West | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| MOTTRAM, Clive Jonathan | Secretary | 2009-06-15 | 2010-06-02 |
| POWELL, Rebecca Joan | Secretary | 2010-09-06 | 2011-09-01 |
| TAPP, Richard Francis | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 2001-12-14 |
| ANGULO, Jean Carlos | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2008-11-13 |
| BARKER, Stephen James | Director | 2025-01-27 | 2025-08-18 |
| BEEVOR, Hugh Gordon | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| BILLINGHAM, Tim | Director | 2024-10-28 | 2025-11-01 |
| BROADLEY, Robin David | Director | — | 1994-05-25 |
| BROWNE, Bevan John | Director | 2020-11-30 | 2025-11-01 |
| BUCKLEY, Peter | Director | 2021-03-30 | 2024-10-30 |
| BULL, Christopher Robert Howard | Director | 1996-10-25 | 2001-07-12 |
| CLOISEAU, Jean Pierre | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2006-05-23 |
| COLHOUN, Francis | Director | 2009-01-31 | 2013-04-05 |
| COLLIGNON, Marie-Cecile | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2011-12-31 |
| CREEDON, Daniel Timothy | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2018-01-10 |
| DALTON, John | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| DAVIDSON, Shaun | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2025-11-01 |
| DELANEY, John Michael | Director | 2023-02-28 | 2025-11-01 |
| DELEPLANQUE, Pierre | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2002-07-02 |
| DOODY, Robin John | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2024-06-30 |
| EBERLIN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2017-06-07 | 2021-12-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Raymond Alfred | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2007-04-13 |
| FLEETHAM, Paul | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2022-04-30 |
| GAUTHIER, Jean-Jacques Jacques | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2008-11-13 |
| GENTLES, Roy Gary | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2001-02-14 |
| GREENWOOD, Jeremy Michael | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2020-11-30 |
| GREY, Simon James | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2025-11-01 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-11-20 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2009-06-19 |
| HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Richard Neil | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2001-07-12 |
| HUBBARD, Richard David Cairns | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| HUNTER, John Foster Bray | Director | — | 2001-07-12 |
| JACKSON, Anthony John | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| JAMES, Dyfrig Morgan | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2013-01-07 |
| JOEL, Mark Wilson | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2017-08-21 |
| LAW, Charles | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2016-12-05 |
| LOUDON, James Rushworth Hope | Director | — | 2001-07-12 |
| LOVETT, David Francis George | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2000-09-01 |
| LYNCH, Seamus | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2023-08-02 |
| MCAUSLAN, Peter Campbell | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2009-01-31 |
| MCCOLGAN, James William | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| MCKAY, Francis John | Director | 1995-10-16 | 1999-10-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Ian Stuart Varley | Director | — | 1998-04-07 |
| MOTTRAM, Clive Jonathan | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2010-06-02 |
| MURPHY, Andrew | Director | 2011-05-12 | 2013-04-05 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Johanna | Director | 2018-01-10 | 2023-02-28 |
| OLSEN, Richard Stuart | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2003-09-09 |
| ORRELL-JONES, Keith | Director | — | 1999-07-15 |
| PEALL, Nicholas Michael | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2013-04-05 |
| PEKENC, Erdogan Sadettin | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2011-05-20 |
| PENHALLURICK, Fiona Puleston | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2016-03-15 |
| POULTER, Andrew David | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2002-09-18 |
| POWELL, Rebecca Joan | Director | 2010-09-06 | 2011-09-01 |
| QUELCH, John Anthony | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2001-07-12 |
| RAGOUCY, Cyrille | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2016-01-19 |
| RAMANKUTTY, Rajeev | Director | 2011-05-12 | 2013-04-05 |
| RILEY, Martin Kenneth | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2021-03-30 |
| SAUTIN, Jean Francois | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| SEAL, Karl Russell | Director | 1996-10-25 | 2001-07-12 |
| TOURLIERE, Patrice Marie Michel | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2008-11-13 |
| TUGENDHAT, Christopher Samuel, Lord | Director | 1996-01-25 | 2001-07-12 |
| WALKERDINE, David Nicholas | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2004-07-23 |
| WALTERS, Peter Ingram, Sir | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| WILSON, Geoffrey Hazlitt, The Honourable | Director | — | 1997-05-23 |
| WOOD, Mark Thomas | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2025-08-31 |
| WYATT, Christopher Terrel | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| YOUNG, Charles Gerard | Director | — | 1995-08-24 |
| YOUNG, Guy Franklin | Director | 2013-04-04 | 2015-10-31 |
| LAFARGE CEMENTOS S A | Corporate Director | 2003-05-27 | 2008-12-12 |
| LORD MOORE OF LOWER MARSH | Corporate Director | 1993-03-01 | 2001-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarmac Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1423 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 8
- Officers resigned
- 6
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.